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The Revolution Won’t Be Televised

"The Revolution Won’t Be Televised," by Rama Thiaw / Senegal / 2016 / 110mins / Documentary / Wolof and French

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Sun, Jul 16

4:00 pm

Maysles Documentary Center
343 Malcolm X Blvd
New York, NY 10027

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Special programming

Q&A with rapper, Thiat, member of the duo Keur Gui and a founding member of Y’en a Marre (Fed Up)

About the Film

In 2012, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade began a highly controversial run for a third term, in violation of the nation’s constitution. Among the forces that rose up in protest was a peaceful political movement, Y’en a Marre (literally “we’re fed up”), an alliance of hip-hop artists and journalists. Rama Thiaw shadows rappers Thiat and Kilifeu and their manager Gadiaga as they crisscross Dakar to rock the youth vote.
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